At Home in Mississippi
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Comment from Ben Colder
I remember the moments when my choildren were small and learning these procedures and how my wife, Mary Anne woul sit on the side of the bathtub sometimes in the wee hours and potty training each. She had more patients than most mothers. Very good, Beth. Amazed at how well you remember your childhood.
reply by the author on 05-May-2024
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I remember the moments when my choildren were small and learning these procedures and how my wife, Mary Anne woul sit on the side of the bathtub sometimes in the wee hours and potty training each. She had more patients than most mothers. Very good, Beth. Amazed at how well you remember your childhood.
Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 05-May-2024
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Thank you so much for the review and comments. Mothers are usually the ones that deal with these time consuming processes. I appreciate the six stars.
Beth
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
I had to laugh at your poor mother thinking you had been kidnapped and all the time you were doing what she told you to do, taking a nap. I hope you mother was suitably upset for smacking you for being a good girl and wiping your own botty! Lol! It wasn't fun being a little girl all those years ago. I loved reading this one and went back and read the previous one, I felt sorry for poor Eva and Willie, it wasn't nice of your grandmother to stop them finding love and marriage. I'll go back and read some more of these little memories of yours. I did enjoy this one. :)) Warmest hugs, Sandra xx
reply by the author on 08-May-2024
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I had to laugh at your poor mother thinking you had been kidnapped and all the time you were doing what she told you to do, taking a nap. I hope you mother was suitably upset for smacking you for being a good girl and wiping your own botty! Lol! It wasn't fun being a little girl all those years ago. I loved reading this one and went back and read the previous one, I felt sorry for poor Eva and Willie, it wasn't nice of your grandmother to stop them finding love and marriage. I'll go back and read some more of these little memories of yours. I did enjoy this one. :)) Warmest hugs, Sandra xx
Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 08-May-2024
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Sandra, I love your comments. I hope if your read back you want be disappointed. Some of the early stories aren't as amuising. I like to make them humorous if I can but somethings just aren't that funny.
Beth
Comment from joann r romei
I can't believe you remembered this story in such great detail, Moms are so overworked they just automatically assume things they shouldn't. To bad you got that spanking.
reply by the author on 08-May-2024
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I can't believe you remembered this story in such great detail, Moms are so overworked they just automatically assume things they shouldn't. To bad you got that spanking.
Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 08-May-2024
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Thank you Joann, I got plenty of spanking but for most I don't remember what I had done. I cried not because of the pain but I upset the Mom was mad. That one I felt wasn't fair.
Beth
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
Each story of yours builds my impression of the most delightfully bright little girl who is simply destined, inadvertently, to get herself into trouble. I'm amazed your mother didn't remember any of that conversation, she must have been very immersed in her activities. Hardly your fault on that occasion or the one to follow. Although, as you say, timing is everything! This is a skilfully structured and engaging chapter. Only one edit found:
She ran into ever(y) room...
Well done, Beth. Take care Debbie
reply by the author on 08-May-2024
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Each story of yours builds my impression of the most delightfully bright little girl who is simply destined, inadvertently, to get herself into trouble. I'm amazed your mother didn't remember any of that conversation, she must have been very immersed in her activities. Hardly your fault on that occasion or the one to follow. Although, as you say, timing is everything! This is a skilfully structured and engaging chapter. Only one edit found:
She ran into ever(y) room...
Well done, Beth. Take care Debbie
Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 08-May-2024
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Thank you Debbie, It is fun thinking back on my childhood. It is amazing that a lot of it seems as fresh as if it happened recentsly.I glad people don't sieem to mind reading my childhood memories that may trigger some of their own.
Beth
Comment from Wendy G
Your poor mother!! What a fright you gave her! I enjoyed every aspect of your humorous story, and you wrote it very well. Somewhere along the line you experienced lasting success, which is the main thing. Lol.
Wendy
reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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Your poor mother!! What a fright you gave her! I enjoyed every aspect of your humorous story, and you wrote it very well. Somewhere along the line you experienced lasting success, which is the main thing. Lol.
Wendy
Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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Thank you Wendy. I really appreciat the review and comments.
Beth
Comment from Tom Horonzy
This may be the best story you have ever written. The words painted scenes time and again as if I were looking at a Rockwell drawings. Well done. ksanjsbdafbds
reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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This may be the best story you have ever written. The words painted scenes time and again as if I were looking at a Rockwell drawings. Well done. ksanjsbdafbds
Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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Thank you Tom. I so glad you liked this one. That sounds like a very sincere compliment and I apprefiate it.
Beth
Comment from Wayne Fowler
It's a thousand wonders that kids survive at all.
Well-written piece. It kept me riveted. I see toddlers well old enough to be potty trained, but still in diapers. I'm guessing that their mothers have been through it before and dread the ordeal too much.
reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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It's a thousand wonders that kids survive at all.
Well-written piece. It kept me riveted. I see toddlers well old enough to be potty trained, but still in diapers. I'm guessing that their mothers have been through it before and dread the ordeal too much.
Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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Thank you Wayne. My twins were the hardest. They hated diapers and figured out how to take them off. I appreciate the review.
Comment from Begin Again
Wow, your details are unbelievable. Quite the memory, Beth! I'm lucky if I remember one or two things about my early childhood and I was at least 4 or 5. Bet your Mom felt bad after she discovered you'd done exactly what she'd told you.
Smiles, Carol
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reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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Wow, your details are unbelievable. Quite the memory, Beth! I'm lucky if I remember one or two things about my early childhood and I was at least 4 or 5. Bet your Mom felt bad after she discovered you'd done exactly what she'd told you.
Smiles, Carol
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Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 07-May-2024
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Thank you Carol. Don' t ask me to remember anything from last week. I must live it the past because something form back then seems pretty clear.
Comment from Douglas Goff
That is awesome that you can remember all of that even if you have lost the diaper days, Beth.
Good news is, those diaper days will come back around. Ha!
Great read.
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reply by the author on 05-May-2024
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That is awesome that you can remember all of that even if you have lost the diaper days, Beth.
Good news is, those diaper days will come back around. Ha!
Great read.
D
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Comment Written 05-May-2024
reply by the author on 05-May-2024
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Thank you Douglas. I appreciate the review. I hope your last comment doesn't happen but at least I don't have to worry about outhouses.
Beth